From: Stephen Kellett <snail@...>
Date: 2005-06-14T03:05:34+09:00
Subject: Chip Multi-threading and the future

Hi Folks,

Here is an article which is not about Ruby, but is about the future of 
computing (re multi-threading and chip multi-threading).

http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/200x/2005/06/12/Threads

I post this simply because Ruby's support for multi-threading is poor. 
If there is one area that needs improvement its multi-threading. When 
you read that article its even more apparent that Ruby needs improving 
on that front.

Finally at the end he asks "How many threads is enough?". Well for a C++ 
Thread analysis program I manage, we have many users analyzing in excess 
of 64 threads and one up to 600+ threads in a real world situation. No 
stats for the Java, Python and Ruby ones though :-(

Anyway, hope you find the article interesting.

Stephen
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Stephen Kellett
Object Media Limited    http://www.objmedia.demon.co.uk/software.html
Computer Consultancy, Software Development
Windows C++, Java, Assembler, Performance Analysis, Troubleshooting